Patents by Inventor Nicholas Rocha

Nicholas Rocha has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System for connecting appliances to wall outlets
    Patent number: 7967609
    Abstract: Systems and adaptors for electrical connection of appliances are disclosed. An electrical connection includes an appliance adaptor having an appliance adaptor body, conducting members, and at least one magnet, and a wall adaptor having a wall adaptor body, conducting prongs, conducting rings, a spring member, and at least one magnet. The electrical connection system has an uncoupled state in which the at least one appliance adaptor magnet does not magnetically couple with the at least one wall adaptor magnet, the conducting members do not electrically contact the conducting rings, and the conducting rings do not electrically contact the conducting prongs. The electrical connection system also has a coupled state in which the at least one appliance adaptor magnet magnetically couples with the at least one wall adaptor magnet, the conducting members electrically contact the conducting rings, and the conducting rings electrically contact the conducting prongs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Plug Away, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory V. Capece, Dana C. Hajedemos, Michael R. Harm, Nicholas Rocha
  • SYSTEM FOR CONNECTING APPLIANCES TO WALL OUTLETS
    Publication number: 20110059623
    Abstract: Systems and adaptors for electrical connection of appliances are disclosed. An electrical connection includes an appliance adaptor having an appliance adaptor body, conducting members, and at least one magnet, and a wall adaptor having a wall adaptor body, conducting prongs, conducting rings, a spring member, and at least one magnet. The electrical connection system has an uncoupled state in which the at least one appliance adaptor magnet does not magnetically couple with the at least one wall adaptor magnet, the conducting members do not electrically contact the conducting rings, and the conducting rings do not electrically contact the conducting prongs. The electrical connection system also has a coupled state in which the at least one appliance adaptor magnet magnetically couples with the at least one wall adaptor magnet, the conducting members electrically contact the conducting rings, and the conducting rings electrically contact the conducting prongs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: Plug Away, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory V. Capece, Dana C. Hajedemos, Michael R. Harm, Nicholas Rocha